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Lorry, tractor and van crash shuts road near Peterborough

One man has been taken to hospital following a crash involving a lorry, tractor and a van on the outskirts of Peterborough.It happened on the B1095 Milk and Water Drove at about 06:30 BST.The road was closed while police, fire and ambulance crews, incl…

Harbour Air Moving Forward with Transition to Electric Engines

In the coming years Harbour Air will transform it’s fleet of seaplanes to e-planes.
North America’s largest seaplane airline signed a Letter of Intent with magniX to purchase 50 of its electric engines.
Harbour Air calls it a “significant step” in ele…

BBC Panorama investigates M4 death near Reading

On Monday, April 22, a Panorama episode aired, giving insight into the safety fears which led to a ban on building more Smart Motorway.
The roads, which have no hard shoulder, stretch over 250 miles of the network and have faced heavy scrutiny.
The gov…

Lostock Skip Hire welcomes first Renault Trucks

Family-run waste disposal and recycling specialist, Lostock Skip Hire, has taken delivery of four new Renault Trucks, the first to join the 30-strong fleet. Two C440 8×4, one D12 Low 4×2 and one D18 High 4×2 will operate out of Lostock Skip Hire’s base…

M4 driver caught with cruise control set at 100mph

A motorist was pulled over by police with cruise control set at 100mph on M4. Police officers from Wiltshire Police’s Road Policing Unit were on patrol on the busy motorway this weekend and caught the speeding driver travelling past their vehicle.
Poli…

Everything you need to know about Kia

If you were driving in the 1990s you might remember the Kia vehicles of the time – they were distinctly bargain basement cars sold from tiny dealers and offering very little to write home about either in specification or quality.
Fast forward to 2024 a…

UK approach to telecoms in rural areas is a shambles

The UK Government’s Shared Rural Network Programme was meant to address these issues. Instead, however, of forcing the mobile operators to share telecommunications masts, the UK Government left it to the big four to decide how to eliminate the hundreds…